3-2-1: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

3-2-1 was a popular (and very successful) British game show that was made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It ran for ten years, between 29 July 1978 and 24 December 1988, with former Butlins Redcoat Ted Rogers as the host.

It was based on a Spanish gameshow called Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez and was a trio of three shows in one, a quiz, a variety and game shows.

The show was a huge success consistently pulling in large ratings. The first series, though, intended as a summer filler, attracted up to 16.5 million viewers and subsequent years never failed to peak below 12 million. The show occupied a Saturday early evening slot for most of its run.

The final Christmas special (broadcast on 24 December 1988) attracted 12.5 million viewers.

Series details

• Title: 3-2-1
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1978-07-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-12-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8499
• TVDB ID: 76004

Cast and credited roles

• Ted Rogers — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-07-29; final listed air date 1978-12-25.
• Season 2: premiered 1979-10-19; final listed air date 1980-04-05.
• Season 3: premiered 1980-12-25; final listed air date 1981-04-04.
• Season 4: premiered 1982-01-02; final listed air date 1982-05-01.
• Season 5: premiered 1982-12-25; final listed air date 1983-05-14.
• Season 6: premiered 1983-12-03; final listed air date 1984-03-17.
• Season 7: premiered 1984-09-01; final listed air date 1984-12-22.
• Season 8: premiered 1985-08-31; final listed air date 1985-12-21.
• Season 9: premiered 1986-08-30; final listed air date 1986-12-21.
• Season 10: premiered 1987-09-05; final listed air date 1988-12-24.

Source and licence

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